Festive treats for drivers
It may come but once a year, but sometimes the selection of presents seems like it's been left over from the previous year. All the clichés: another jumper, another book that you probably won't read, all the way down to the bag of chocolate coins.
Now's the time to start hinting.... so here's our Top 10 Christmas presents for drivers:
• Live the Porsche driving dream. Ok, so one of the ultimate symbols of high performance motoring may not be on your driveway, but you can live the dream for 4 laps of the challenging Croft Circuit. An instructor will show you the ropes in a Mazda MPS, then it’s over to you and you’re under starter’s orders. From £99
• Starter pack! If someone in your family will be taking their first bunny-hopping steps next year, then get them a ‘learning to drive’ starter pack. With helpful DVDs, theory book and – of course – L plates. From £9.99
• Top Gear 2010 Calendar. With favourite challenges and moments from the 2009 series and, most importantly, the ‘star in a reasonable priced car’ final table! From £3.99.
• 12 months hassle-free servicing, MOT and valets from IN’n’OUT: the Platinum Membership saves you up to 45% on all of IN’n’OUT’s services. Plus access to service history online and it can be used at any IN’n’OUT centre. A practical and cash-saving present £290 inc parts, labour and VAT.
• Dyson cleaning kit. Reclaim the vacuum cleaner with this fantastic set. Get into all those hard to reach corners and keep your car spotless with the dirt-removing attachments. From £39.99
• Hayne’s Build your own engine. That’s right – from the best in repair manuals manufacturers – a way of tinkering without ending up with your car being repaired at the garage. Genius! From £24.99.
• Safety First. Car safety kit including torch, warning triangle, high visibility waistcoat etc. Not just practical, but also legally required on the continent. From £29.99
• Keep your car covered. It’s that time of year when the frost creeps in and the winter can start taking its toll. Keep your car in top condition with a ‘car cap’. From £19.99
• Tom Tom. Maybe it’s time to admit that the 16 year old road map in the back of your car just isn’t cutting it anymore! Face the future and buy a Satnav. And – if you’re doing it – buy a Tom Tom, the most dependable and least likely to send you in to a river. From £129.99.
• MP3/iPod Car Stereo. Time to ditch the cassette player! If you’ve got any kind of MP3 player, then you need a stereo that you can plug it in to. This one has an ‘aux in’ allowing you to access 1000s of tunes, rather than keep playing that old Queen tape. From £59.99
So, good luck this Christmas from IN’n’OUT and we hope you (finally!) get something that you really want this time round.